Friday Times website hacked
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 February 2019
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The Friday Times website has been under hacker attack since February 4. Chief editor Najam Sethi announced the incident and efforts to restore the site.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Najam Sethi has said that the website of his newspaper – The Friday Times (TFT) – is under attack by hackers and down since February 4.
In a tweet on Friday, he said: “The Friday Times website is under attack by hackers. We are trying to restore it. Thank you for your support and understanding.”
Sehti is the chief editor of The Friday Times.
The website was hacked last week.
Earlier in a tweet on February 4, Sethi had said that “The Friday Times website thefridaytimes.com has been suspended following a hacker posting malicious content under our banner. We shall be back soon.”
KEY POINTS:
- The Friday Times website has been down since February 4.
- Najam Sethi confirmed the website was hacked last week.
- Sethi is working to restore the site and appreciates public support.
- Malicious content was posted by hackers under the newspaper's banner.
- The website is targeted and efforts for recovery are ongoing.
